Running-gear



' (ModeL) C. R. T'AYLOR.

RUNNING GEAR.

Patented May 22,1883.

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UNITED STATES PATE T OFFICE.

CHESTER R. TAYLOR, OF JAOKSON,.MIOHIGAN.

RUNNING-GEAR.

SPECIFICATION forming partot Letters Patent No. 278,290, dated May 22,1883.

' Application filed October 23,1882. (Modeh) To all whom 2t may concerncitizen of the United States, residing at Jackson, in the county of,Jackson and State of- Michigan,have invented certain new and use- Be itknown that I, CHESTER R. TAYLOR,a

i'ullmprovements in Running-Gear; .and 1 do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the same,-referencebeing had to the annexed I0 drawings,

making apart of this specification, and to the lettersand figures otret'erence marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a perspective view of my invention; Figs. 2and 3, detail views'on an enlarged scale of different parts of myinvention.

The present invention has relation to certain new and usefulimprovements in the running-gear of wagons and other like vehicles; gand it consists in the details of construction, substantially as shownin the drawings and hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the reach, adjnstablyconnected at both 1 a ends to the braces B, said braces being bolted tothe rear and forward axles, (J D. Around or otherwise suitablyconnected, respectively,

the inner ends of the braces 13 are secured braces, but form guides forthe reach when adfirmly in position by a bolt or pin, 1), passingthrough the straps a and through one of a series of holes, 0, in thereach. Braces cl are of: the axles O D, whereby increased strength 1 isobtained between the braces B and axles.

To the under side of the axle O is bolted or otherwise secured atruss-bar, c, or, if desired,

between said bar and axle is pivoted a tongue,

1E, which in turn has pivoted to it the wagonpole F.

458 1 jnected a rod, j,'ext'end1ng from each side there- To the upperside of the tongue E is conof to the ends of the axle, where itispivoted to the outer ends of guide-braces G.

The endsof the axle O are cut away to receive semicircular bars g, saidbars being secured to the axle and to the ends of the trusshar e by thesame bolt which connects the guide-braces G, said guide-braces beingpivotally connected to the ends of the axle.

Pivoted to the ends of the axle (l and to the bars 0 g arecrescent-shaped yokes H, formed with or having the axle-arms h, to whichare secured the wheels I by nuts i, engaging with the screw-threadedends of the axle-arms.

It will be seen by the above construction that the front wheels of thewagon, when either strike an obstruction, it will not jerk the neck-yokeend of the wagon-pole in a direction laterally toward the oppositewheel, thus making the wagon more reliable, easy, and satisfactory tothe driver. The peculiar form of the crescent-shape yokes H, thesemicircular bars g, in connection with the double guide-braces G,truss-bar e, and pivoted rodf, form together a strong, durable, andeifective running-gear for the forward axle, as well as simple andinexpensive.

The rear axle, D, is formed with the usual axle-arms, k, and over andupon said arms are secured thehollowshell skeinsK. Theseshellskeins Kare tapering to conform to the taper ot' the axle-arms k, and are closedat their outer ends, and terminate in a screw-threaded nipple, l, toreceive ainutto hold the hind wheels, L, upon the skeins. The skeins K,at

which embrace the sides of the axle D, and are firmly secured thereto bysuitable bolts, which pass through each end of the truss-bar n and-through the'under side of the socket-plates and into or partly throughthe axle. Thus the skeins K, with their socket-plates, will be kept inposition upon the axle without having holes in the end of said skeinsand through the wooden axle-arm, which would tend to weaken thearms andrender them liable to'break. It will be seen that the outer ends of theskeins K are closed or cast solid. Thereby no wagongrease can work intothe skein and upon. the

axle-arm, which would frequently cause the skeins to work loose, slipoff, and break.

The tongue E is pivoted by a bolt, M,usuall y termed a T-bolt, the lowerend resting in a socket, 10, formed in the truss-bar c, the boltscrewing up into the axle to adjust the tension of the same whendesired.

The axlesG D, which are of wood, have each 80 their inner ends, are castwith socket-plates m, i

a metal plate, '12, secured to the upper side, and also stakes a",screw-threaded upon their lower ends, and pass through the plate and arescrewed into the axle. Over and upon the stakes r are placed sockets 8,connected to a cross-bar, t, and passing through it near its ends, andbetween the cross-bar t and plate 1) are coiled springs to, thus forminga yielding or spring support for the wagon-body.

It willbe noticed that the axle-arms h, havt ing the yokes H, by whichthey are pivoted to the semicircular bars g, are over or nearly over thetread of the front wheels, thus leaving little or no leverage to movethe outer end of the wagon-pole to the right or left when the wheelsstrike an obstruction.

Although Ihave shown my invention as applied to wagons, it is equallyapplicable to vehicles of every description.

Having, now fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The axle C, cut away at its ends to form segmentalseats orbearing-surfaces, as shown, and having" the plate 29 and truss-bar e,which project beyond the end of said axle, in combination with thesemicircular bars 9, bearing against the segmental seats at the endofthe axle, and secured to the projecting ends of the plate and truss-bar,and the pivoted crescentshaped yokes H, with axle-arms h and means,substantially as described, for operating them, as set forth. I

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence 5 of two witnesses.

CHESTER 1t. TAYLOR. Witnesses:

L. H. LUDLow, W. H. VAN HORN.

